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Robert Raikes, attended the school in 1750

He is widely credited with founding the Sunday School movement he also became the proprietor of the Gloucester Journal in 1757 – the precursor to the Gloucester Citizen.

John Stafford Smith joined King’s School in 1760

John Stafford Smith, who composed the poem used for the American National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner.

A composer and church organist who is best known for composing the American National Anthem.

Samuel White Baker, 1835-1838

Samuel White Baker, with his wife Lady Florence Baker

Explorer and officer, he is mostly remembered as the discoverer of Lake Albert, as an explorer of the Nile and interior of central Africa, and for his exploits as a big game hunter in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.